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Judd Birdsall
September 6, 2019

American evangelicals in America, by way of England

Here are three observations about religious life in this country, gleaned from driving across it.
Bryan Dowd
September 6, 2019

An alternative take on the 'trade war'

What if we were brought to this point by the choices of American consumers?
Cartoons
September 6, 2019
Sack cartoon: Kim Jong Un's end-of-summer report

Sack cartoon: Kim Jong Un's end-of-summer report

John Hagen
September 6, 2019
FILE - In this April 12, 2018, file photo, a marijuana plant awaits transplanting at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash. Five years

DFL embraces legalization of recreational marijuana at our peril

The party is going all libertarian even as the evidence mounts against it.
Priscilla Mayowa
September 6, 2019
Graduation mortar board cap on one hundred dollar bills concept for the cost of a college and university education

Counterpoint: An 'education state' wouldn't stop at grade 12

In many ways, we continue to neglect the postsecondary needs of all Minnesotans.
Editorial
September 6, 2019
Joan Gabel, the new University of Minnesota president, was on a retreat with the Board of Regents in Faribault.

A welcome focus on mental health at University of Minnesota

School's new president recognizes the increased need for student services.
Editorial
September 6, 2019
The Mobile Community Center for Older Adults serves five counties in western Minnesota.

Hello on wheels: In western Minnesota, help comes to those who need it

Pioneering effort uses retrofitted bus to bring services to seniors.
Editorial
September 6, 2019

Majority of Minneapolis residents back hiring more patrol officers

Citywide survey shows strong support for adding officers to the overburdened force.
Editorial
September 6, 2019

Brexit paralyzes United Kingdom and its Parliament

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's thwarted maneuvers show that he is not ready to lead Great Britain.
John Rash
September 6, 2019
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The flag of the United States of America and the flag of the Republic of China fly together on flag poles next to each other.

Rash Report: 'Cool War,' warming planet are key to geopolitics

Two experts envision Sino-American relations and the climate crisis as profound present and future foreign-policy dynamics.
Dick Virden
September 5, 2019
Pro-democracy demonstrators watch a firebomb in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019. Saturday saw some of the most inten

Hong Kong — yesterday, today and tomorrow

It's been a fine place for Westerners passing through. Residents, though, would like uninhibited political freedom.
Cartoons
September 5, 2019
Sack cartoon: The buck stops ... where?

Sack cartoon: The buck stops ... where?

Letters
September 5, 2019
Pink and yellow lawn signs have begun to appear in front of homes and apartment buildings in North East Minneapolis. ] MARK VANCLEAVE ¥ The Safe

Readers Write: Minneapolis rental housing, mining, hunger in Minnesota, education, criticism of Israel

Tell me, how to proposed rental rules increase our housing supply?
Editorial, San Jose Mercury News
September 5, 2019

Trump should be trying to strengthen the technology sector

Instead, his trade wars and immigration policies are doing real damage.
Editorial
September 5, 2019

Freshen up the stagnant U.S. health care debate

Survey reveals popularity of public and private options and points to common ground.

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